Objective of the study was to assess the condition of parasitic systems and activity of natural plague foci of the Russian Federation in 2008–2017. Epizooties of varying intensity were registered in East-Caucasian high-mountain, Gorno-Altai high-mountain,
N. V. Popov +20 more
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A review of plague persistence with special emphasis on fleas [PDF]
Sylvatic plague is highly prevalent during infrequent epizootics that ravage the landscape of western North America. During these periods, plague dissemination is very efficient.
Dean E. Biggins, Jeffrey Wimsatt
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COVID-19 is a “Yellow Peril” Redux: Immigration and Health Policy and the Construction of the Chinese as Disease [PDF]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have endured a stark rise in discrimination, harassment, and violence. Public discourse regarding COVID-19 has also been filled with anti-Asian and xenophobic rhetoric, including former President Donald ...
Yiu, Michelle
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Ectoparasitic community of the Mahali mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus mahali : potential host for vectors of medical importance in South Africa [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The endemic rodent family of Bathyergidae in Africa, particularly South Africa, are understudied as reservoirs of diseases of signifcant medical importance.
Hart, Daniel William +4 more
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Anthropourgic Foci of Plague in Vietnam: Past and Present
The review contains the results of ecological-epizootiological and epidemiological investigations of plague in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1989-2012.
V. V. Suntsov +11 more
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Detection of Specific Antibodies to Arboviruses in Blood Sera of Persons Residing in Kindia Province, the Republic of Guinea [PDF]
The aim of the work was to detect specific antibodies to West Nile, dengue, CCHF, and chikungunya viruses in blood sera of Guinean Kindia Province residents.Materials and methods.
M. G. Diallo +16 more
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Conditions for Virus Circulation and Premises for Natural West Nile Fever Foci Formation in the Territory of the Saratov Region [PDF]
Local climate change (rise of mean temperatures and amount of precipitation, prolongation of frost-free season) triggers further distribution, and increase in numbers of animals – carriers and vectors of West Nile fever virus in the territory of the ...
K. S. Zakharov +17 more
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. Isolated were 128 plague agent strains: from rodents and lagomorphs - 24, 103 - from bloodsucking arthropods. One strain was obtained from a patient in the territory of Gorno-Altaisk high-mountain natural plague focus.
N. V. Popov +15 more
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Enhancing the Intracellular Availability of Protein Cargoes in Polymer-Mediated Delivery [PDF]
Protein drugs, including antibodies, are rapidly emerging as the top-selling pharmaceuticals worldwide owing to their unparalleled specificity and biocompatibility. However, none of the currently-approved protein therapeutics act intracellularly, despite
Hango, Christopher R
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Current State of Natural Foci of Dangerous Infectious Diseases in the Territory of the Russian Federation [PDF]
Objective of the study is to evaluate the current state of epizootic activity of natural zoonotic foci, as the basis for the development of prophylactic measures aimed at prevention of natural-focal infections during mass events.
M. A. Patyashina +11 more
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